Petar Gudev
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Petar Todorov Gudev (Bulgarian: Петър Тодоров Гудев) (13 July 1863, Gradets – 8 May 1932, Sofia) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician, who served as Prime Minister.
Quick Facts 16th Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Monarch ...
Petar Gudev | |
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Петър Гудев | |
16th Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |
In office 16 March 1907 – 29 January 1908 | |
Monarch | Ferdinand |
Preceded by | Dimitar Stanchov (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Aleksandar Malinov |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 July 1863 Gradets, Present-day Bulgaria (then Ottoman Empire) |
Died | 8 May 1932(1932-05-08) (aged 68) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Political party | People's Liberal Party |
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Gudev was appointed Prime Minister following the assassination of his predecessor Dimitar Petkov (with Dimitar Stanchov serving a few days as interim).[1] His reign proved fairly brief, running from 16 March 1907 until 28 January 1908, and during this time he became notorious for corruption, plundering public funds for his own use.[2]